Drifton Rioters, Coal Talks, and Political Moves Spark July News
Violence at Drifton leads to hearings as Joseph Woski and colleagues face bail. Coxe Brothers pledge a 10 percent wage rise for workers amid anti strike chatter. Mullahy flags candidacy in Seep County Third district as unions pivot to politics. Meanwhile 2000 teachers attend the Pennsylvania State Educational Association meeting in Pittsburgh with address topics on English instruction and school centralization.
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Associated Press
Wilkes-Barre
Kell
Ilinois
Sritchell
Gaginan
Mich
Joseph Woskl
Joseph Howles
John Pitche
Biiston
Pollock
Friends
Catharine O'Brien
Marie Jones
Magistate Pollock
Prospect
Oxe & Brothers
Driftoff
Mullahy
Stationary Firemen's Association
Seep Crounty
Tre
Smoky City
Associatedress
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Educational Association
Alvin Theater
Thomas C. Blaladell
W. A. Ulrich
Westmoreland County
N. ©. Schaeffer
J. Q. Stewart
Harrisburg
D. J. Waller, Jr
Indiana
G. M. Phillips
West Chester
N. E. McGennes
Steelton
Nannie Mackrell
Austin Wright
Bedford
Painter
Butler
T. B. Noss
California
Roop
Lebanon Valley College
Storm at Greenough Colliery Ends with Guard Mobilized
A mob stormed the Greenough colliery in Pennsylvania, hurling stones and breaking office windows. Watchman William Rhowds fired a revolver to deter them. assailants fled. A guard remains posted as mine operations continue and water is hoisted. The Ninth District UMWA executive board set representation for delegates to the Indianapolis convention at one vote per hundred members.
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Greenouigh
Associated
Okin
Unn
Greenoughry
En-Droom
Offive
Wil-Lam Rhowds
United Mine Workers’ Executive Board
Indianapolis
Interference with Non-Union Miners in Lykens Valley
Exclusive wire reports unrest among coal miners with non-union workers in Williamstown and Harv ishuragg. The scene includes threats and arrests as the sheriff seeks order while talks unfold about local union votes and a possible general strike tied to national conventions.
Hungarian strikers clash with deputies at Dyefton Brothers
Two Hungarian laborers on picket duty at Dyefton Brothers Co were arrested and jailed in Wilkes as beatsing charges. Strikers say a woman was interfered with and deputies gave custody to the parties involved. Races scheduled for today postponed due to rain.
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Preas
Dyifton
Oxe Brothers & Co
Wilkes
Disbrow Hearing Resumes in Suffolk Murder Case
Exclusive Associated Press report details continued testimony in the Louis A. Disbrow case over the deaths of Sarah Lawrence and Clarence Foster. Witnesses describe body marks, blood, and alleged events in Hampton Pines and surrounding areas, with testimony on Disbrow’s movements and possible involvement.
Hunting a Convict After Desperado in Washington
Twenty five men armed with Winchesters pursue Tracy the escaped Oregon convict after a deadly clash near Bethel. Deputy Sheriff Charles Raymond was killed and Deputy Williams wounded, as reporters were grazed. Governor McBride may call out the state militia to assist. Tracy fled toward Seattle in a wagon, last seen below Bethel, with a special train sent to the scene.
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Seattle
Wash
Tracy
Oregon
Bethel
Charles Raymond
Everett
John Williams
Raymond
Williams
McBride
Bethell
Squakslough
Venezuelan rebels seize Barquisimeto amid four-day battle
Exclusive wire reports from Port of Spain say General Luciano Mendoza led revolutionaries to capture Barquisimeto in Lara state after four days of fighting. Government forces were largely captured, with a few escaping toward Trujillo and Tucacas. Rebels, about 4500 strong, move toward Valencia as communications to Porto Cabello break down and an attack on the port and rail lines looms.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
B. W
Barquisimeto
Lara
Venezuela
Revolutionista
Luciano Mendoza
Mendoza
Solagnie
Panickell
Battalla
Aular
Gonzalez Pacheco
Trujillo
Varela
Tucacas
Jacinto Lara
Castro
Valencia
Carabobo
Latos
Porto Cabello
Ines
Hurricane rips Baltimore winds drown two sailors
A hurricane like wind swept Baltimore for fifteen minutes. Dutch sailors Hinja and Vandersler drowned when their yawl capsized. James Chandler was killed on a barge and others injured as debris and a toppled water tank caused multiple fatalities in Brooklandville and the harbor area.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Themisto
Hinja
Vandersler
James Chandler
Minnie Sawyer
John Fallon
Henry Eppler
Edward Gearhart
Brooklandville
Baltimore County
Susquehanna Rising Threatens Clearfield Area
Exclusive wire reports the west branch of the Susquehanna River reaching the danger line at eight feet by 7 PM, rising three feet since 1 PM and increasing four inches hourly. Roads near the river are submerged, and the torrent flows past the steel plant with no current risk to the fires.
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Clearfield
Susquehanna
Marietta Ordered to Point la Paix by Moody Cable
The state department directed Commander Rodger aboard the Mari etta to stop en route from Cape Hay tien to Port-au-Prince at Point la Paix. An American concern with interests there is said to be endangered.
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Washington
State Department
Moody
Rodger
Marietta
Cape Haytien
Port-au-Prince
Point la Paix
Train Kills Woman. Another Hurt Near Midland
A double-header Chesapeake and Ohio train struck a car near Midland in Puuguier County. Miss Kite was instantly killed and Miss Pilcher, daughter of Assemblyman Pilcher, injured.
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Richmond
Warrenton
Miss Kite
Missa Pilcher
Pilcher
Midland
Puuguier County
Chesapeake and Ohio Road
Mise Kite
Alles Pilcher
Taft Receives Vatican Note On Philippine Land Deal
Rome July 3 Judge William H Taft civil governor of the Philippine Islands received the final instructions from Secretary Root on the disputed Dominican and Augustinian lands. The note proposes a land purchase price set by five arbitrators two chosen by the United States two by the Vatican and one by a neutral power with payment in Mexican dollars and staged over 18 months.
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Rome
William H. Taft
Philippine Islands
Root
Major Porter
Cardinal Rampolla
Taft
Vatican
India
Manila
Holy See
Philippines
San Jose Foundation
Supreme Court of the Philippines
AIL Triaa
Vatican Note On Public School Religion Policy
The Vatican observes the clause on religious instruction in public schools and claims Judge Taft’s instructions block further discussion. It informs Cardinal Rampolla of the Philippines law section six and includes a copy of the contract Taft proposes for signing.
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Fote
Manila
Taft
Rampolla
Storm damages Carlisle area. Indian school hit
Exclusive wire reports a July 1 storm along Carlisle eastern side unroofing several buildings and tearing a barn at the almshouse. Indian school suffers major damage with losses estimated around 3500 dollars as trees and structures in the surrounding area are wrecked.
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Carlisle
King Will Recover From Illness in London News
London reports a favorable, though lengthy convalescence for the king. Bulletin reductions to once daily are expected as confidence grows. Coronation guests depart, Fiji soldiers perform a hymn in view of Buckingham Palace amid steady medical updates on the monarch.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Frederick Treves
Delme Radcliffe
Crown Prince
Norway
Prince Komatsu
Japan
Empiire
Palin
Treves
Luking
Barlow
Laking
British Medical Journal
Emperor William Hosts J Pierpont Morgan Lunch Aboard Yacht
The Emperor William of Kiel received J Pierpont Morgan and invited him to lunch. He boarded Morgan's yacht the Coraury for an hour of conversation with the American financier and inspecting the vessel before returning to the Hohensollern.
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Kiel
Emperor William
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Miners Head Home for Holidays as Strike Quiet Stays
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Proms Roanoke Virginia July 1 large numbers of miners mostly colored men from the fields pass through town en route home for the holidays. Many say they will use vacation to recruit men to return with them to the mines next week. Everything was quiet in the coal fields today.
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Roanoke
Furnace Closes as Coal Strike Hits Sheridan
Exclusive from The Associated Wrens: the anthracite blast furnace at Sheridan shut down today due to coal shortages. Local plants and nearby stacks have halted operations and cannot resume until the strike ends.
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Wrens
Reading
Sheridan
Richmans arraigned in necklace theft at Alexandria Bay
Mr and Mrs L L Richman of New York were charged with grand larceny for stealing a 25000 dollar diamond and pearl necklace and 427 from Mrs W K E Delabarre. They waived examination and bail was set at 5000 each. Detectives recovered the jewelry from the Richmans rooms.
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Associated Press
Watertown
N. Y
L. L. Richman
New York
W. KE. Delabarre
Crossman House
Alexandria Bay
Supreme Court
Pardon C. Williams
Delabarre
Richmans
Richman
R. Ryan
Joseph Marrian
Louis L
Lower East Side
Hebrew Charities
Beth Israel Hospital
Mount Sinai Hospital
Montefero
West Fifty-ninth Street
Frances Freeland Hagaman
Waldorf-Astoria
Charges Against Bishop Talbot Not Sustained by Inquiry
The Episcopal Church board of inquiry in Harrisburg voted five to four that testimony did not justify referring Bishop Talbot of Central Pennsylvania to the house of bishops for trial. Dr. Irvine of Philadelphia had accused Talbot of unbecoming conduct during Irvine’s rectorate at St. John’s Huntington. Irvine plans to seek a new inquiry board to review fresh testimony.
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Board of Inquiry
Episcopal Church
Talbot
Pennsylvania
House of Bishops
Irvine
Philadelphia
St. John's
Huntingdon
J. G. Foley
D. J. Powers
W. Fred Reynolds
H. M. North
William Tt. Huntingdon
New York
W. B. Bodine
J. Lewis Parks
Hodges
Daniel M. Thomas
Maryland
Cholera Reports Rise in Manila and Provinces
In Manila today forty nine fresh cases and thirty three deaths from cholera were reported. In the provinces the records show that li new cases and M7 deaths have occurred. Health officials seek larger appropriations to check the spread of the disease.
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Manila
Transatlantic Steamship Arrivals and Departures Noted
An item lists multiple ships and routes with arrivals and sailings. Vessels including Fuerst Bismarck La Savoie Kaiserin Maria Theresia Teutonic and others move between New York, Cherbourg, Hamburg, Antwerp, Naples, Havre, Rotterdam, Queenstown, and Plymouth, with several ships arriving in New York or sailing to Genoa and Naples.
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New York
Zeeland
Antwerp
Hohengollern
Naples
Genoa
Lucania
Liverpool
Potsdam
Rotterdam
Boulogne
Khoenigen Lulae
Bremen
Southampton
Columbia
Hamburg
Plymouth
Cherbourg
la Bretagne
Havre
Trave
Fuerst Bismark
Queenstown
Teutonic
la Savoie
Hremen
Kaiserin Maria Theresia
National Guard Camp Rules Issued For Gettysburg
General orders from Adjutant General Stew art direct that unseemly or improper behavior be avoided by troops during the Pennsylvania National Guard division encampment at Gettysburg July 1 19. Brigades warn that bad conduct will meet severe punishment and discipline.
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Amodq
Harrisburg
Stewart
National Gard of Pennsylvania
Gettgebure
Storm Pummels Cumberland Maryland Roof Blows Off Brewery
An Exclusive AP report from Cumberland Maryland details a severe storm that damaged the city. The Cumberland brewery roof was torn away and hurled into the street, wires were downed, streetcar service halted for hours, and Samuel Ogleby’s house was wrecked.
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Associated Press
Cumberland
Cumberland Brewery
Samuel Ogleby
Three Orders Mark Breakthrough in Philippine History
The president declares peace in the Philippines and places the islands under civil control. Amnesty is granted to rebels. General Chaffee is relieved as military governor. Secretary Root commends the Army for its work in Cuba and the Philippines.
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Philippines
Chaffee
Cuba
Ampolito
Washington
Philippine Archipelago
Secretary Root
General Chaffee
United States
Root
Rains Cause Flooding and Toll in Oil City Area
Heavy rain in Oil City and surrounding county floods two bridges and two pumping stations. Pennsylvania Railroad divisions report washouts and landslides causing train delays. Fourteen year old Will Anthony drowns after logs loosened by rising Allegheny River levels.
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OU City
National Transit Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
AL Tionesta
Will Anthony
Allegheny
Oil City
Boy in a Box Shipped from Boston to Kalamazoo
A one year old boy, William Edmondson, was found concealed in a dry goods box on the American Express train from New York to Chicago near Kalamazoo Michigan. The box, tagged Cheney Washington, was placed there and the boy was taken to jail where he claimed origin from Boston. He said a friend sent him as express. the crate held two loaves of bread and a bottle of water. He was released in excellent spirits.
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William Edmondson
Boston
Kalamazoo
Associated Press
Kalmazoo
Mich
New York
Chicago
Boston Express
Cheney
Washington
Ile
Express
Edmondson
New Rails for Pennsylvanian Lines Ordered for 1903
Announcement from the Pennsylvania Railroad office reports orders placed for the year 1903 rail needs east and west of Pittsburgh totaling 217,000 tons. United States Steel Corp takes 110,000 tons, Cambria Steel 48,400, Pennsylvania Steel 38,600, Lackawanna Iron and Steel 20,000.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Cambria Steel Company
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Lackawanna Tron and Steel Company
Penn Tron Works Concede Puddlers Pay Increase
Lancaster July 3 The Penn Tron works posted a notice conceding puddlers demand of 4.60 per ton and other workers in proportion. About 400 men are affected after a two month strike for a raise from 1 to 4.50. The works resume operations on Monday.
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Associated Press
Lancaster
Penn Tron Works
Weather data for July 3 1908 highest and precipitation
Daily climate report notes July 3 1908 with measured high temperatures averaging around sixty degrees and low humidity figures. Precipitation hours and totals are listed with relative humidity readings and station identifiers.
Weather Forecast Eastern Pennsylvania Friday and Saturday
Washington reports fair conditions and variable winds for eastern Pennsylvania. Friday will have fair weather in the west and a fair outlook in the east, with Saturday remaining fair.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
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